Pekin, Illinois

ZIP codes in Pekin

Area codes for Pekin

• Area code 309

  In service since 1957. Shares its area with 861. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 861

  In service since February 24, 2023. Shares its area with 309. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Pekin is in the Central Time zone.

Towns near Pekin

• North Pekin5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Marquette Heights6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• South Pekin7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• Mapleton8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Bartonville8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Creve Coeur9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Groveland9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Kingston Mines11 km (6.8 mi)